Assistant Director of Budget and Financial Planning

Assistant Director of Budget and Financial Planning

Posting Number: JR109005
Location:
Colorado

Engineering a world of possibilities
Colorado School of Mines is a public R1 STEM-focused research university
focused on applied science and engineering, located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Mines’ talented graduates and faculty bring
knowledge and solutions to serve industry and benefit society. Mines is seeking a strategic finance manager to partner with executive
leadership, faculty, and staff in advancing the university’s mission through data-informed financial planning, resource allocation, and
decision support..

The Office of Finance, Administration and Operations (FA&O) provides critical support to our mission and
strategic initiatives while managing $325 million in operating activity, stewarding $1 billion in assets, and supporting 1650 faculty and
staff. Within FA&O, the Budget and Financial Planning department provides oversight of the institution’s operating and capital funding. This
position reports to the Director of Budget and Financial Planning and is responsible for institutional budget development, financial
forecasting, resource planning, variance analysis, and executive financial reporting.

The Assistant Director of Budget and Financial
Planning supports Academic Affairs and Research areas while being charged with building a team that is both technically strong and focused
on providing high-quality service to faculty and other campus partners. The leader is responsible for onboarding and training staff,
complying with budget management practices, and ensuring transparent communications within the team, across FA&O and with the broader
university. This position is responsible for ensuring that business processes and practices are efficient and effective, optimizing
available technology and proactively considering campus needs. Embedded in these responsibilities, the Assistant Director is responsible for
conducting financial analysis, preparing financial reports, and conducting ongoing assessments of the financial health of the areas they
support, providing insights and recommendations to inform strategic decision-making and resource allocation. The position leverages emerging
technologies, automation, and appropriate AI-enabled tools to improve business processes, reporting capabilities, and operational efficiency
while maintaining institutional data integrity.

This position may be eligible for hybrid work in Colorado and requires two or more
days per week on campus in Golden, Colorado. Onboarding for this position includes introduction and integration with academic and research
campus partners. It will involve training on policies and procedures, as well as technical training on the systems and technology required
for this role. The onboarding period may require additional on-campus days per week.

Primary Responsibilities

Budget
Formulation & Resource Allocation

• Lead and coordinate key university budget processes in partnership with the Director, including
  annual operating budget development, implementation, monitoring, and fiscal year analysis.
• Oversee financial planning and analysis
  across complex funding sources, including General, Designated, Auxiliary, Restricted, and Endowment funds.
• Partner with financial
  and operations departments to ensure effective planning of financial and personnel resources.

Financial Analysis & Long-Range
Planning

• Develop and maintain sophisticated, multi-year financial forecasting models to evaluate the long-term sustainability of
  university initiatives and support strategic planning.
• Assess the financial health of the areas they support, providing insights and
  recommendations to inform strategic decision-making and resource allocation.
• Conduct sensitivity analyses and scenario planning
  regarding institutional revenues, enrollment fluctuations, state funding changes, sustainable auxiliary units, and research infrastructure
  investments.

Reporting & Systems

• Prepare and present executive-level financial analyses, dashboards, forecasts, and
  recommendations for senior leadership and the Board of Trustees.
• Provide campus reporting and analysis by utilizing and developing
  operational, variance, and financial reports to support decision-making and strategic planning.
• Develop and utilize effective
  financial performance dashboards that improve campus financial understanding and show performance on institutional KPIs.
• Support
  system management, integrations, and reporting along with serving as a functional subject matter expert for the university’s Enterprise
  Resource Planning (Workday) and budgeting software (Adaptive Planning).

Collaborative Leadership & Supervision

• Serve as the
  primary financial liaison to specific portfolios of executive leadership and campus departments while guiding them through budget
  formulation and variance resolutions.
• Evaluate, design, and implement university-wide budget policies and internal control
  procedures to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Support campus partnerships with academic and support units through collaboration
  and communication to ensure appropriate financial practices while optimizing for efficiencies.
• Directly supervise budget and
  financial planning analysts and provide leadership, coaching, workforce planning, performance management, and professional
  development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, or related
  field.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in budgeting, financial planning, FP&A, accounting, or financial
  management.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically advanced abilities in Excel.
• Experience using enterprise
  financial systems and ERP platforms (e.g., Workday, Oracle, Banner, PeopleSoft, or similar).
• Ability to manage and understand
  complex information systems.
• An analytical mindset for financial reporting, process improvement, and data
  analysis.
• Collaborative approach to problems and projects.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication
  skills.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to critically analyze information to make independent
  decisions.
• Demonstrated customer service skills, the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies, and the
  ability to meet multiple deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in accounting, business, finance, or
  related field.
• Experience in higher education budgeting and financial planning.
• Experience developing long-range financial
  forecasts and financial models.
• Experience working with budget planning systems and software (such as Adaptive Planning, Anaplan,
  Prophix, etc.).
• Experience working with business intelligence tools (such as Tableau, OBIEE, Power BI, Business Objects, etc.) in a
  data warehouse environment.
• Experience supporting academic, research, or governmental organizations.
• Experience supervising
  professional staff.
• Professional certification (CPA, CMA)
• Experience taking ownership of a project, process or problem and
  take it through resolution, requiring minimal supervision or direction.
• Effectively manages multiple priorities simultaneously under
  tight deadlines, displaying grace under pressure.
• Promotes efficiency in processes and workflows, formulating and recommending
  improvements.
• Exhibits creativity, intellectual curiosity, and business acumen when approaching business or work-related
  problems.
• Exhibits empathy, maturity, and professionalism when approaching people-related problems.
• Superior communication
  skills, displaying executive presence in meetings and summarizing communications appropriately for executive audiences.
• Ability to
  effectively maintain and manage relationships across the institution at all levels, establishing and building upon trust and
  credibility.
• Knowledge of higher education budgeting and financial planning practices.
• Strong presentation skills with the
  ability to effectively communicate complex financial information to senior leadership.
• Experience leveraging business intelligence
  and data visualization tools to support executive decision-making and financial transparency.

Salary and
Benefits

$104,000 – $114,000

Mines takes into consideration a combination of candidate’s education, training and
experience as well as the position’s scope and complexity, the discretion and latitude required in the role, work location, and external
market and internal value when determining a salary level for potential new employees.

Colorado School of Mines offers a robust
portfolio of benefits for all employees. For this role, that includes:

• Flexible health and dental care options
• Generous
  sick/vacation time: 13 paid holidays per year – including a week-long winter break for entire campus.
• Fully vested retirement plan
  on first day of employment, with generous employer contribution
• Tuition benefits (6 credits per year for employees, 50 percent
  discount for dependents)
• Free RTD Ecopass

All Mines employees also have access to discount programs through the State of Colorado and free tickets for Mines Athletics home games, as well as access to the state of the art Recreation Center (fitness classes and training, swimming pool and more) and equipment rentals
through the Outdoor Rec Center. We are proud to have recently opened an on campus daycare center. For
more details about benefits at Mines, visit mines.edu/human-resources/benefits.

How to Apply

Complete an online application (personal
information, demographic information, veteran status)

• Upload a resume or CV
• Upload a cover letter

Candidates must be
currently authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This posting may be used to
fill more than one vacancy based on business needs.

References will not be contacted until later in the selection process and you
will be informed before that contact is made.

Application review will begin August 3, 2026. This posting will remain open until
filled and may close without notice. For best consideration, apply by August 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. as applications received after that date
may not be reviewed.

Successful completion of a background investigation is required for this position.

About Mines &
Golden, CO

When the world looks for answers, the world looks to Mines.

Colorado School of Mines is a top-ranked public
university solving the grand challenges facing our society, particularly those related to the Earth, energy and the environment. Founded in
1874 with specialties in mining and metallurgy, Mines’ scope and mission have continually expanded to meet the needs of industry and
society. Today, we are the No. 36 public university in the nation, recognized for our innovation and undergraduate teaching in science,
technology engineering and math (U.S. News and World Report, 2025).

Mines graduates are change makers, boundary breakers and problem
solvers. Since our earliest days, a Mines education has been and continues to be a transformational opportunity, with one of the strongest
returns on investment out there for talented STEM students of all backgrounds.

At the same time, Mines faculty members are pushing
their fields in new directions, whether that’s manufacturing, space resources, quantum engineering, carbon capture or more. Mines was
recently classified as a R1 “Very High Activity” research institution by Carnegie, a notable feat for any university but particularly one of
our size.

That size – roughly 8,200 undergraduate and graduate students – also translates to a close-knit campus community, where
employees have opportunities to get involved in multiple ways, continued professional learning is valued and everyone can make an
impact.

Community Alliance groups bring together employees for professional development, networking, and community involvement, and
all Mines employees also have access to the wealth of activities happening every day on campus – nationally-renowned speakers, special
events and Mines traditions like Engineering Days, just to name a few.

And don’t get us started on our hometown. We are located in
the heart of Golden, Colorado –with its charming historic downtown and nearby hiking trails – and in close proximity to all that Denver and
the Rocky Mountains have to offer. That includes the sunny, high-altitude climate and outstanding outdoor recreation opportunities that make
the Denver area an ideal place to live, work and play.

Are you looking for an inspiring, mission-driven workplace where you can
contribute to solving the world’s problems and educating the next generation of change makers? Are you an individual who values a community
where our individual perspectives and experiences enrich the educational and work experience?

Look to Mines.

Additional
Information and Reasonable Accommodation Requests
It is the intent of Mines to comply with the applicable requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, and their implementation rules and
regulations, in support of equal opportunities for qualified applicants with disabilities. To meet this goal, Mines will make reasonable
accommodations during the employment selection process and within our working environment.

If you are a qualified individual with a
disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job
openings or apply for a job on our site as a result of your disability. You can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our Human
Resources team at hr@mines.edu or 303.273.3250
for assistance.

Successful completion of a background investigation is required for this position.

Equal
Opportunity

Colorado School of Mines is committed to equal opportunity for all persons. Mines does not discriminate on the basis
of age, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), ancestry, creed, marital status, race, ethnicity, religion, national
origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status or current military service. Further, Mines does not retaliate
against community members for filing complaints regarding or implicating any of these protected statuses.

Mines’ commitment to
nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and equal access is reflected in the administration of its policies, procedures, programs and
activities and in its efforts to achieve a talented student body and workforce.

Through its policies, procedures and resources, Mines
complies with federal law, Colorado state law, administrative regulations, executive orders and other legal requirements to prevent
discrimination (including harassment or retaliation) within the Mines campus community and to address potential allegations of inequality or
concerns for safety.

Colorado’s premier engineering and applied science university for 150 years and counting

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ancial-Planning_JR109005

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